Federal spend by industry (NAICS)
How much does the federal government spend under NAICS 561320 (Temporary Help Services), and who wins the contracts?
At a glance
Top contractors — largest recipients of Temporary Help Services awards
| Contractor | Award actions | Obligated | Share of obligated $ |
|---|---|---|---|
| QUANTELL, INC. | 66 | $60,491,250 | 73.9% |
| SANFORD FEDERAL, INC. | 15 | $6,678,200 | 8.2% |
| VOR TECHNOLOGY LLC | 5 | $6,263,909 | 7.7% |
| STAR-HAWK SOLUTIONS,LLC | 9 | $5,599,391 | 6.8% |
| ANDERSON COURT REPORTING, LLC | 43 | $1,432,438 | 1.7% |
| BNL TECHNICAL SERVICES, L.L.C. | 4 | $738,095 | 0.9% |
| FAR GOVERNMENT, INC. | 6 | $632,335 | 0.8% |
| SAFRO CORP. | 1 | $23,355 | 0% |
Top 8 of 8 contractors on file, by obligated dollars. A high obligation is an exact fact, not an endorsement. Each named contractor links to its canonical federal contractor record.
Source: USASpending.gov award record. Confirm current status at SAM.gov →
Who buys Temporary Help Services — top awarding agencies
| Awarding agency | Award actions | Obligated | Share of obligated $ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Defense | 83 | $67,551,260 | 82.5% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | 23 | $7,480,276 | 9.1% |
| U.S. Agency for Global Media | 9 | $5,599,391 | 6.8% |
| Social Security Administration | 4 | $455,739 | 0.6% |
| Department of Commerce | 7 | $247,026 | 0.3% |
Source: USASpending.gov award record. Confirm current status at SAM.gov →
Set-aside reliance
How much of the federal spending under Temporary Help Services runs through a small-business or socioeconomic set-aside vehicle — an exact ratio of public dollars, not an eligibility determination.
Source: USASpending.gov award record. Confirm current status at SAM.gov →
Obligations by fiscal year (the YoY trend)
| Federal fiscal year | Award actions | Obligated |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 6 | $345,427 |
| FY2023 | 7 | $913,790 |
| FY2022 | 10 | $3,754,513 |
| FY2021 | 12 | $2,746,418 |
| FY2020 | 4 | $486,068 |
| FY2019 | 5 | $345,040 |
| FY2018 | 8 | $1,641,994 |
| FY2017 | 9 | $5,763,749 |
| FY2016 | 9 | $2,663,780 |
| FY2015 | 5 | $2,469,346 |
Federal fiscal years run October 1 – September 30. Showing the most recent 10 of 15 years with award actions on file.
Source: USASpending.gov award record. Confirm current status at SAM.gov →
Largest awards on record
| Award ID (PIID) | Awarding agency | Signed | Obligated | Award type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H733 | Department of Defense | 2012-11-21 | $12,242,104 | DELIVERY ORDER |
| H736 | Department of Defense | 2012-11-30 | $9,473,126 | DO |
| FA857117F0095 | Department of Defense | 2017-07-19 | $4,933,462 | DELIVERY ORDER |
| FK02 | Department of Defense | 2012-06-21 | $4,578,037 | DO |
| EX03 | Department of Defense | 2014-09-02 | $3,801,025 | DELIVERY ORDER |
Prime-award actions only — sub-award (subcontract) records are not ingested. Confirm the full award history at USASpending.gov →
Source: USASpending.gov award record. Confirm current status at SAM.gov →
What this NAICS code covers
NAICS 561320 is Temporary Help Services in the North American Industry Classification System — the standard the federal government uses to classify what it buys. The U.S. Small Business Administration sets a small-business size standard (a receipts or employee threshold) per NAICS code, used to decide who qualifies for small-business set-asides.
| Reference | Source |
|---|---|
| NAICS 561320 definition | U.S. Census Bureau (NAICS 2022) |
| Small-business size standard for NAICS 561320 | U.S. Small Business Administration |
How to read this profile
This page reports exact public-record facts and assigns no score or label. An obligated-dollar figure is an exact sum over USASpending.gov prime awards on the records Fonteum currently holds; it is a bounded slice of the federal corpus, not a completeness claim, and it is not a budget or forecast. Contractors are named only as the neutral recipients of public awards. The award footprint fills in as the federal award-archive backfill runs.
Related federal-contracting evidence
- Federal spend by industry — all NAICS codes with award activity →
- Federal agencies — debarments & contracting, agency by agency →
- Federal contractor records — exclusions & awards by entity →
- Federal Suspension & Debarment Scorecard — every agency, ranked →
- The Leakage Report — contracts awarded during an active exclusion →
- Federal contracting questions, answered →
Sources: USASpending.gov prime awards (U.S. Government Works, public domain) for the spending figures; U.S. Census Bureau (NAICS 2022) for the industry title; U.S. Small Business Administration for the size standard. Confirm any current figure at usaspending.gov. Canonical record: https://fonteum.com/gov/naics/561320. Industry data as of 2026-07-20.